Frank Field

British and French Writers of the First World War

Comparative Studies in Cultural History

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The impact of the Great War on some of France and Britain's most prominent writers.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Mai 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 551g
• ISBN-13: 9780521392778
• ISBN-10: 0521392772
• Artikelnr.: 21055541

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part I. Notre Patrie: 1. Jean Jaurès: the fight against war
2. Maurice Barrès, Charles Maurras, Charles Péguy: the defence of France
3. Ernest Psichari: the call of arms
Part II. For ever England: 4. Rupert Brooke: the soldier
5. H. G. Wells, Bernard Shaw: prophecy and hearbreak
6. Rudyard Kipling: stoicism and empire
Part III. The Decline of the West: 7. Romain Rolland: above the battle
8. D. H. Lawrence: nightmare and escape
9. Isaac Rosenberg, Wilfred Owen: anthems for doomed youth
Epilogue.